I suppose the maximalist aim could legitimately depend on an empirical result that maximalism achieves the best results all things considered.
imo, “Identity Veganism” has shortcomings.
Common vegan practice today is not the best pursuit of its actual ethical aims.
Veganism as a rough rule of thumb may function as a useful mental health salve for some people. But enforcing sharp demarcations with indignation is unjustifiable in light of arbitrariness and various moral uncertainties.
A more holistic, consequentialistic, sentiocentric reducetarianism (that is more consequentialistic) might better track veganism’s underlying aims. But it would still face foundational philosophical problems.
I suppose the maximalist aim could legitimately depend on an empirical result that maximalism achieves the best results all things considered.
imo, “Identity Veganism” has shortcomings.
Common vegan practice today is not the best pursuit of its actual ethical aims.
Veganism as a rough rule of thumb may function as a useful mental health salve for some people.
But enforcing sharp demarcations with indignation is unjustifiable in light of arbitrariness and various moral uncertainties.
A more holistic, consequentialistic, sentiocentric reducetarianism (that is more consequentialistic) might better track veganism’s underlying aims.
But it would still face foundational philosophical problems.
https://kungfuhobbit.medium.com/animal-ethics-36027802b457#0882